Terracotta plaque, Inanna Ishtar, male deity Enki
Germany, Museum Island, Berlin, Pergamon MuseumA terracotta plaque depicting armed Inanna/Ishtar standing on a lion. Her association with these animals was exemplied by the epithet Labbattu.
Terracotta plaque showing the Goddess Ishtar standing on a lion. From Iraq. 18th-17th century BCE. Pergamon Museum
Male deity wears a horned helmet and holds a cup from which water overflows; god Ea (Enki). Nude Ishtar appears in the background. Old Babylonian period, 19th-17th century BCE. On display at the Pergamon Museum, Germany.
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Terracotta plaque, armed Inanna/Ishtar standing on a lion, male deity wears horned helmet, cup with overflowing water, god Ea (Enki)
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19th - 17th Century BC
Source: Berlin, Germany
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